Telangana: Resume physical classes from February 1, says TRSMA

HYDERABAD: Criticising the extension of holidays for educational institutions due to the surge in Covid-19 cases, Telangana Recognised School Managements’ Association (TRSMA) on Tuesday demanded that the state resume physical classes at least from February 1.
They said that there has been a tremendous loss of education by keeping schools shut during the first and second waves and added that the state should ensure there was no further loss of academic activity by ensuring that online classes were conducted until physical classes resume.
“Schools should be first to open and last to close as a public policy. However, in India, schools have remained shut for about two years even as all other sectors, including multiplexes or movie theatres, bars, clubs, where people spend considerable amount of time, and as well as public gatherings are resumed. It is meaningless to say that schools are turning into Covid clusters and children are the most affected,” TRSMA president Y Shekhar Rao said.
The TRSMA members said that they have taken all precautions while conducting physical classes since September 2021 and added that it was unfair to shut schools once again because of Omicron.
They pointed out that educational institutions were functioning in the US, France and England. “The reason is maybe they are well aware of the importance of education and limited use of online classes,” TRSMA general secretary S Madhusudan said.